Welcome The Six Countries Programme (6CP) is an international network of public policy-makers, business leaders, academics, and other experts working in the field of innovation and meeting periodically to discuss the latest developments in innovation research, policy and practice.   Read More … Upcoming workshops 16-17 October 2008, Karlsruhe, Germany Non-Technical Innovation - Definition, Measurement and Policy Implications The current understanding of innovation in mainly linked to technical product and process innovations. However, many studies show that not only the development and absorption of new technologies is important for the succes of economies, but also the implementation of new organisational structures or processes or the development and application of new service concepts. There is a need to increase common understanding and further harmonising the definitions and measurement concepts regarding non-technical innovations. The workshop aims at contributing to achieve a better understanding of non-technical innovations by discussing adequate measurement concepts and analysing their relevance for firms' and economies' performance outcomes. Read More Recent workshops 19 - 20 November 2007, Brussels, Belgium Les Grand Projets: Still Important for Innovation Opportunities? The theme of this 6CP workshop is the well-known French concept of 'les grands projets industriels'. The issue has been raised in several recent conferences and 6CP workshops, and adds a new dimension to European and even global innovation ambitions.   Read More

Partner notices 19-20 June 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands The NPO, the Network on Public Research Programming, is organising an international conference on 'Evidence Based Policy Making; International Best Practices in connecting Science and Policy'. The conference will be held on the 19th and 20th of June 2008 in De Bazel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Read_more